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When to Go

Sydney is mild year-round, but late spring (October-November) and early fall (March-April) have temperatures around 75 degrees and scarcely any rain.

Getting There

Qantas, United, and Air New Zealand all fly direct from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport.

Where to Stay

The Establishment
The 33 rooms here may not offer harbor views, but they’re sleek and sexy in all the right ways. 5 Bridge Lane; 61-2/9240-3100; luxehotels.com; doubles from $230.

Park Hyatt
This hotel, on the other hand, sits smack on the waterfront, right across from Sydney’s famous Opera House. 7 Hickson Rd., the Rocks; 61-2/9241-1234; sydney.park.hyatt.com; doubles from $480.

Where to Eat

Billy Kwong
355 Crown St., Shop 3, Surry Hills; 61-2/9332-3300; dinner for two $25.

Chinese Noodle Restaurant
8 Quay St. (entrance off Thomas St.), Haymarket/Chinatown; 61-2/9281-9051; lunch for two $15.

Cho Dumpling King
8 Quay St., Shop 6, Haymarket/Chinatown; 61-2/9281-2760; snacks for two $13.

Claude’s
10 Oxford St., Woollahra; 61-2/ 9331-2325; dinner for two $280.

Ichi-ban Boshi
Terrific ramen joint in a tony shopping mall catering to Japanese. Try the tantanmen ramen, laden with minced pork, fiery scallions, and a soft-boiled egg. Galeries Victoria, Level 2, 500 George St.; 61-2/9262-7677; ramen for two $10.

Jimbaran
Family-run, home-style Indonesian restaurant with top-notch ayam goreng (chicken marinated in coconut milk and palm sugar, pressure-cooked, then finished in a deep fryer). 129 Avoca St., Randwick; 61-2/9398-8555; dinner for two $50.

The Malaya
39 Lime St., King St. Wharf, Darling Harbour; 61-2/9279-1170; dinner for two $70.

Manly Phoenix
22-23 Manly Wharf (East Esplanade), Manly; 61-2/9977-2988; dim sum for two $42.

Marigold Citymark
Levels 4 and 5, 683—689 George St., Haymarket/Chinatown; 61-2/ 9281-3388; dim sum for two $50.

Sailors Thai
106 George St., the Rocks; 61-2/ 9251-2466; dinner for two $80.

Spice I Am
90 Wentworth Ave., Surry Hills; 61-2/9280-0928; lunch for two $35.

Tai Wong
12 Campbell St., Surry Hills/Chinatown; 61-2/9212-1481; dinner for two $30.

Tetsuya’s
529 Kent St.; 61-2/9267-2900; dinner for two $230.

Thanh Binh
33 Arthur St., Cabramatta; 61-2/9724-9633; lunch for two $35.

Yoshii
115 Harrington St., the Rocks; 61-2/9247-2566; dinner for two $200.

T+L Tip

You can eat fantastically well at the Sydney Fish Market (Bank St., Pyrmont; 61-2/9004-1100; sydneyfishmarket.com.au). Dozens of stalls sell oysters, emerald-and-sapphire-colored swimmer crabs, seaweed salads, chile-spiced octopus, and sashimi sliced right off the tuna. Wear rubber-soled, nondressy shoes.

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